Baling-press



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' W. S. LIVENGOOD.

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No. 396,097. Patented Jan. 15, 1889.

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W. S. LIVENGOOD.

BALING PRESS. No; 396,097. Patented Jan.-15, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

VVINFIELD S. LIVENGOOD, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,097, dated January15, 1889. Application filed March 9, 1888. Serial No. 266,743. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, W'INFIELD S. LIVEN- GOOD, of Kansas City, Jacksoncounty, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBaling-Presses, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

My invention relates to baling-presses; and it consists in the peculiarfeatures and combination of parts more fully described hereinafter, andpointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the manner of carryingout my invention, Figure 1 is a transverse sectional elevation lookingfrom rear, and showing the front end of the press mounted on itssupportingwheels, the section being taken on line 0c 50, Fig. Fig. 2 isa sectional plan view showing the circular track for supporting thefront end of the pitman and its connections. Fig. 3 is a broken planview showing the entire front end of the machine. Fig. at is a detailView, in perspective, of the head-block used in making up the invention.Fig. 5 is a section through the pitman and a bumper located thereon.Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the scraper hinged to the face of thehead-block or plunger at the lower side of same, and Fig. 7 is a brokendetail view illustrating the manner of connecting the pitman to theplunger by a swiveling joint.

At the beginning of this description I would state that my press is tobe mounted on supporting-wheels, so that it can. be moved from place toplace, and I have therefore so shown it in the drawings.

The letter A indicates the reach which connects the forward axle to therear portion of the press, and the trip-lever shaft C, which may betermed the ki ng-bolt, passes through its forward end.

The front axle of the machine is in the form of a truss, G, the lowerportion, G, of which forms the axle, and has the supporting-wheels 100located thereon in any desired way, and the upper portion of which is inthe form of an arch extending parallel with the lower portion, and inwhich the upper end of the triplever or power-shaft C is journaled, asshown more clearly in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of keeping the truss G in a vertical position, aconnecting rod or bar, D, is extended in a longitudinal direction asuitable distance, and has its lower end firmly connected to thebaling-chamber B in any desired way, and its forward end being connectedto the upper end of the trip-lever shaft 0 by means of a suitablecasting, E, and a stirrup, F, which embraces said casting. The castingis firmly secured in the arch of the truss. On shaft 0, between the axleand the arch, I locate a pair of links, H, and the trip-lever J, saidtrip -lever being located between said links or arms. These links areloosely mounted firmly secured to said shaft, and consists of two armsextending in the same longitudinal direction. heels 99 are mounted in ahorizontal plane in the extreme outer ends of the trip-lever, so as toengage a curved track, 3, formed on the inner side of casting 2, saidwheels rolling around said track as the pit man is advanced by theaction of the trip-lever and links H, and the sweep K is revolved. Itwill be understood that the power-shaft and sweep K are to becontinuouslyrevolved in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3.v

The operation of this construction is as follows: The sweep K is causedto turn in acircle. The wheels 99 at the ends of the arms of thetrip-lever are then in their relation brought to bear against the sideof track 3, and then, as the movement continues, they roll around uponthe end of the casting 2, which forces said pitman toward thebaling-chamber of the press, the links H acting to guide the pitman andthe trip-lever in their mutual relation till the pitman is released bysaid wheels running off the end of the casting. By the use of sucharrangement much friction is done away with and the press is put inposition to exert much greater power upon the material to be compressedthan it otherwise could. A bumper or stop, 55, for absorbing the shockcaused by the recoil of the pitman, is located on said pitman at suchdistance from its front end as to engage the center of the power-shaftor a projection, 15, formed thereon. This bumper consists of a casting,'7, which is clamped to the pitman by means of a stirrup, 8, orlocatcdthereon in any desired way. This bumper or casting should be, andpreferably is, provided with a rubber cushion, 9, having a metalliccontact-piece, 10, said rubber cushion being located between saidmetallic contact-piece and the main casting of the bumper. If sodesired, however, the rubber cushion may be dispensed with and theoperation will be substantially the same. The casting 2 is connected tothe outer ends of the links H by means of a bolt, 4, which passesvertically through the several parts. For the purpose of removing someof the lateral strain on this bolt, caused by the considerable weight ofthe casting 2 and its connections, I form a suitable projection, 5, onthe under side of said casting and a corresponding projection, G, on theupper side of the lower link II, so that the projection on the castingwill rest upon the lug on the link and support most of the weight duringmovement of the parts, as shown more clearly in Fig. 1.

For removing lateral strain from the power or trip-lever shaft 0, whichhas occurred heretofore, I locate a circular track, L, on the front axleof the machine, or on the framing thereof, and locate a wheel or roller,L, in suitable bearings in the lower link II, so as to engage said trackwhen said links vibrate during operation of the machine. In this way aconsiderable amount of friction in these parts, which has heretoforeoccurred, is obviated. Said track is secured in place by means of bolts1 or by other suitable devices. It will therefore be observed that thetruss in which the power shaft or trip lever shaft 0 is mounted andsupported also forms the front axle of the machine, and that as such itis capable of being swung around in either direction in turning themachine, just as an ordinary front axle would be.

The hounds 16, or the devices by means of which the pole is attached,are directly connected to the lower portion, G, of the truss.

The letter 0 represents the plunger, which is provided on the lower partof its front face with a downwardly-swinging plate or scraper, 4G.(Shown more clearly in Figs. 4, 7, and 6.) This scraper is so hinged atits upper edge to the plunger that it becomes a portion of the facethereof, and in a normal position hangs in a vertical plane, as when theplunger is making a stroke and compressing the material. NV hen thepitman is released, however, and the plunger withdrawn, said plateswings outwardly, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4, and passesfreely over any leaves or straws which may have accumulated in thebottom of baling-case during the forward movement of the plunger.

' In moving toward the material it will thus be seen that the scraper 46comes in intimate contact with the bottom of the baling-chamber,scraping all the material therefrom in a very cleanly way, and yethindering 'in no wise the recoil action.

I may say that the plunger 0 is constructed in two sections-a mainsection, 0, whichis connected to the pitman, and an upper forwardsection, 0", which is loosely connected to the rear sectionso that whenthe recoil takes place and the plunger is withdrawn the forward andupper portion will drop a sufficient distance to relieve the plunger ofthe downward pressure produced by the hay or other material. overlappingits top, and not retard the backward movement of the pitman. Likewisewhen the plunger makes a compression stroke said forward section will beforced upwardly and in close contact with the top of the balingwchamber. This construction is indicated clearly in Fig. 7, the mainsection of the plunger being inclined downwardly and the front sectionbeing correspondingly inclined and loosely connected at its upper end tothe main section by means of links 75, provided with balance-weights 78.

Of course it is evident that any desired form of devices can be used forconnecting the section 0 to the main section of the plunger, and I donot desire, therefore, to be limited to the exact details that I hereshow. In operating presses of this class, which are usually ofconsiderable length, I have experienced much difficulty in setting theframe so that it will not be twisted, in which position much strain andfriction have been thrown on the working parts, particularly the plungerand its connections. To obviate this disadvantage, I locate a swivelingjoint, such as N, at any point between the power mechanism and theplunger. This j ointcan be made and located in any desired way, althoughI prefer to locate it at the junction of the plunger and pitman, asshown, in which latter case I provide said plunger with a socket, 23,and the plunger with a shouldered casting, I. I 10- cate this shoulderin said socket and secure it in place by means of a ring or sleeve, 20,secured in place by bolts 24, the shoulder on the casting coming incontact with said ring while the pitman is moving in one direction andthe free end of casting I pressing firmly against the'bottom of thesocket 23 when the pitman moves in opposite direction.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In abaling-press, a pitman-rod provided with a bumper consisting of a hardbase, a rubber cushion, and metallic contact-piece located upon theoutside of the rubber, in combination with a stirrup for securing themto the pitman, substantially as described.

2. In a baling-press, a plunger-head con-= sisting of a main section, incombination with a counterbalanced section hinged to and hanging overthe front of said main section, in the manner and for the purposedescribed.

3. In a baling-press, a plunger-head com IIO posed of two sectionsconsisting of a main.

rear section attached to the pitman-rod and a counterbalanced uppersection arranged to hang over the front face of said main section, inthe manner and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a baling-press, a plunger-head consisting of a main section, incombination with a movable section hinged to and hanging over the frontface of said main section, in the manner and for the purposesubstantially as described.

5. The combination, in a baling-press, of a plunger composed of twosections,as described, a scraper hinged to the front of the main sectionthereof, a counterbalanced section hinged above said scraper and to themain section, a

swivel jointed pitman rod and actuating mechanism, substantially asdescribed.

0. In a horizontal baling-press, a recipro-. eating plunger composed oftwo parts, the forward upper end of the lower or main part beinginclined upward and backward, and the rear side of the upper partcorrespondingly inclined and adapted to slide on the incline of the mainpart, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VINFIELD S. LIVENGOOD.

Witnesses:

FRANK S. GROVES, C. L. BALLINTINE.

